Madison, Wisconsin
Social Studies Lessons from the Wisconsin Budget Battle
The battle between Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and public unions continues. Tuessday, Governor Walker introduced his two-year budget proposal, which includes nearly $900 million in public school cuts. Walker unveiled his budget just weeks after he announced his controversial proposal to strip the state’s public unions of collective bargaining rights. Wisconsin teachers are at the […]
Wisconsin’s Battle Continues Over Collective Bargaining
Senate Democrats are still hiding out in Illinois in an effort to stall a vote on a budget proposal that would restrict collective bargaining among public workers in Wisconsin. Police officers were sent to the homes of the absent Senators to make the point that it’s time to come home. And as the standoff continues […]